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'My goal is to be a primary, not a secondary source' Ntozake Shange. Smorgasbord. Twitter is not my job. Sometimes I RT things I want to find easily later on.

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  1. Pinned Tweet
    24 May 2015

    "The task for the critical scholar is not to separate one struggle from another, but to connect them."

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  2. 23 minutes ago

    A bad cold email "are you free for a Skype call so I can hear more about your work?" People are busy. Be specific and concise.

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  3. 23 minutes ago

    A good cold email: "Hi my name is A and I work for B. I read your work on C and I would like to ask you about D. Any chance you would be free on E to meet with me for 30 minutes so I can ask you more questions about it?'

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    4 hours ago

    French court blocks documentary about Bongo family massive corruption. The legal precedent: "From now on, the media apparently has to explain to dictators -- before interviewing them -- that their own words may tarnish their public image". Stunning

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    4 hours ago

    Lebanon, where “...bodies of migrant domestic workers were repatriated to their home countries at a rate of two per week between January 2016 and April 2017”

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    4 hours ago

    Abiy Ahmed a 'painkiller, not a cure' for Ethiopia's problems - My latest from Ginch'I, the town where the first anti-government protests took place.

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  7. 4 hours ago

    Private Telegram, Public Strife

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  8. 5 hours ago

    This is good content.

    The new Stabilo adverts are perfect.
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  9. Retweeted
    5 hours ago

    one more day to when we remember those killed by the police and we demand justice!

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  10. Retweeted
    Jul 2

    The World Cup always happens in the same place: WorldCupsville. Its location merely changes. Enjoying yourself in Russia does not mean that the country and its leaders are benevolent. It means they deliberately created an environment that you could enjoy.

    Back from 2 weeks in Russia alive. I wasn’t attacked by blood thirsty hooligans, I wasn’t eaten by a bear & I haven’t been poisoned or killed. The British media should be ashamed of themselves for their clear propaganda against the Russian people. Absolutely class country 🇷🇺
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  11. 7 hours ago

    But... The president said they were?

    Newspapers are not for wrapping meat, 10 traders arrested
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    10 hours ago

    7/7 is fast approaching, where we shall all be marching to Kamukunji grounds for Against Extra Judicial Killing. We want a society where children have father and mothers.

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    18 hours ago

    A group of suspected rhino poachers were killed by lions while sneaking into a game reserve in South Africa. Poachers killed 1,000+ rhinos in South Africa last year.

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    7 hours ago

    JOHANNESBURG, July 5 (Reuters) - At least two rhino poachers were eaten by lions on a South African game reserve, the owner of the lodge said on Thursday. More than 1,000 rhinos were killed in South Africa last year.

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    Jul 3

    🇫🇷🇳🇬 Heading to where President will advocate for even stronger economic ties between & . Total will definitely be part of the momentum with our project! After start-up, will operate 20% of the Nigerian production.

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    16 hours ago

    Immigration officials rushing to unite 3,000 children with their parents before deadline, but it's tough: "Under the present system, migrant children are not accounted for with the same efficiency and accuracy as property,” a judge wrote. via

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  17. Retweeted
    Jul 4

    Could you be the new Managing Editor for Gender, Place and Culture: A Journal of Feminist Geography? The deadline for applications is next week so apply now:

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  18. 16 hours ago

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    The Govt of argues that debt, approaching 60% of GDP, is still manageable, suggests tipping point is 74%
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    21 hours ago

    Looking for a @ and work on conflict? Come work with me and a great team at the ⁦⁩. Position is p/t (3 days/wk) & based in our Brooklyn offices.

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    16 hours ago

    On 5th July 1969, Thomas Joseph Odhiambo Mboya (Tom Mboya) was killed by a gunman on Government Road (now Moi Avenue). Victoria Street was subsequently called "Tom Mboya Avenue". Kindly let me know if you saw any articles in his memory from a media outlet this year.

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  21. 16 hours ago

    The NHS is the best thing the UK has ever done. Fix it, don't gut it.

    On 5 July 1948, for the first time anywhere in the world, healthcare in Britain became free for all. Here are the characters, innovations and heroic standoffs that have shaped our NHS. National Health Stories:
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